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Psychiatrist (SMO) - Relocate to New Zealand

POSTED ON 4/20/2025 AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2025
  • Take the next step in your Psychiatry career in beautiful New Zealand
  • Advance your career working in a multi-disciplinary team across services
  • Psychiatry full-time permanent and fixed-term positions available across New Zealand with a focus on adult community mental health, forensic psychiatry, and older persons.

About you

We are looking for Psychiatrists who are passionate about delivering quality care to our patients. With roles available across the country.

Exciting opportunities are available for qualified Psychiatrists who want to make a positive impact while working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary, and supportive team. Positions are immediately available across New Zealand for Psychiatrists.

To work as a Senior Medical Officer in New Zealand, you must become registered to practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Practitioners need to meet competency standards and hold Annual Practising Certificates (APCs) to work safely and effectively. More information on this can be found on our Career site just search Senior Medical Officer.

Call New Zealand home

Once offered a position, our Health Immigration team can provide free support to you and your family with immigrating to New Zealand. This workforce is on the New Zealand green list, so you have the opportunity for permanent residency in New Zealand.

One of the best things about living and working in New Zealand is the opportunity to experience nature, outdoor adventure and vibrant cities so close to where you live and work. You’re never far away from your next adventure in New Zealand with access to hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and water sports, as well as fine dining and diving into traditional experiences to learn more about Māori culture all across the country.

Salary and Benefits

Senior Medical Officers have 6 weeks of annual leave and 12 paid public holidays giving you time to explore our beautiful country and raise a family in our diverse communities. Along with your base salary as a Senior Medical Officer you will have ongoing professional development and will work alongside a multi-disciplinary and supportive team.

· Medical Officers’ annual salaries range from EUR € 78K – € 115K (NZ $142K - NZ $210K) plus allowances.

· Medical Specialists’ annual salaries range EUR € 101K - € 156K (NZ $185K - NZ $267K) plus allowances.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

Health New Zealand is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau (family)-centred care, and excellence.

Our commitment to our communities

The New Zealand Health Charter guides how we relate to each other to serve our whānau (family) and communities, to continually improve health outcomes and contribute to wellness for all. We care for the people who care for the people, we recognise, support and value our people and the work we all do and work together to design and deliver healthcare services.

How to Apply

Please click “apply now” to move forward with immediate consideration - all applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. We may reach out to you earlier if we have questions. If you have questions, please email our Recruiter internationalrecruitmentcentre@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term

Pay: €78,000.00-€115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Relocation assistance
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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